Caray, Caray!

REPRISE
Arturo confronts Teresa about sleeping with Mariano the night before their wedding. Teresa says she’s innocent, but Arturo is not buying it.


HOSPITAL
In Mariano’s office, Aida says to him that she knew something happened between he and Teresa to make him so sure that she was not going to marry Arturo. Mariano basically admits that something did indeed happen. However, he’s perplexed at how Arturo found out; did Teresa confess? With this revelation, Aida gets confirmation that Teresa is even worse than she had thought. Mariano, of course, says he now has to go see Teresa.


BARRERA HOUSE
It’s all hitting the fan now. Arturo is screaming in a rabid, uncontrolled rage like we’ve never seen before from him. He asks if Teresa thought she was going to get away with cheating on him for a lifetime and asks if she left Mariano because he couldn’t give her the things that Arturo could. Teresa tries to answer him, but Arturo is MUCHO ANGRY and doesn’t want to hear it. He vents that Teresa made a fool of him. He says, “You swore at the altar that you loved me and you WENT TO BED WITH ANOTHER!!”

Teresa asks him to calm down. She knows it sounds terrible, but she loves him. The proof she offers is that when Mariano came to the church for her, she said it was all over and wanted to marry Arturo.

Arturo angrily says “Oh yeah? You wanted to marry me? Or MY MONEY??!!” Wow, he shoots, he scores!

HOSPITAL
Aida doesn’t want Mariano to leave and is worried Arturo might hurt him. Just then Ramon enters and asks Aida to give them some privacy because he has to talk with Mariano about something very serious. Aida huffs and leaves.

BARRERA HOUSE
Through her tears, Teresa tries to explain that yes, she saw Mariano at home before they were married. Arturo angrily tells her not to deny that she slept with him. He reminds her that her story back then was that she hated Mariano and was tired of him chasing her, and now she’s telling him that she went to go see him.

She explains she went there to tell him that she was going to marry Arturo and to not to come looking for her anymore. Arturo ANGRILY retorts that things apparently went so well that they made love and decided to escape together!! He rhetorically asks why she went through with the wedding. He would have preferred that she had left him standing at the altar, like Paloma. Sure it would have hurt, but nothing compared to what he feels now. Also, he would rather that she had just let Saenz’s wife kill him. (I feel your pain, man. Chicks just don’t deserve us.)

HOSPITAL
Mariano says Arturo was apparently mad about what happened between he and Teresa before she was married. Ramon says, “So it’s true, you were with her one day before his wedding and thought the two of you would escape together.” He says now Arturo knows about the infidelity of his wife; he tried to warn Mariano that something like this could happen.

Mariano says he needs to tell Teresa to deny all of this, but Ruben interrupts and says it’s too late to try to deny it because he already told Arturo that Teresa was the one that wanted Mariano. Mariano is shocked and tells Ramon he should not have said that. But Ramon is a little indignant and says he’s sick of Mariano continuing to have problems with Arturo because of “that girl”, so Ramon gave Arturo one of Teresa’s combs that fell out of her hair when she was at his house [as proof that she was over there catting around].

BARRERA HOUSE
Teresa tells Arturo that she didn’t mean to hurt him; she just doesn’t know what happened that day. It was a bit like what happened with him and Paloma. Arturo says don’t even try that, IT IS NOT THE SAME, “Not only were you with him back then, but then you continued with that bastard!! You were probably laughing at me with him.” (Let her have it, man, let her have it.)

Teresa says she was just confused and to let her explain. Arturo says he doesn’t want to hear anymore of her lies. She says to just think about the good times and there is still a possibility of staying together. Arturo says, “Please, Teresa, you believe that I care?” Arturo says he was stupid for loving her and laments the irony of how he once felt so lucky to have the love of such an intelligent, beautiful young woman like her. It meant everything to him. Again Teresa says she loves him, and to think about how happy they were in Europe. Arturo says what good is that now that he has no money?

Teresa swears she didn’t marry Arturo for his money. Maybe the day before she had doubts because Mariano was the first man in her life and her mom didn’t want her to marry Arturo. She says they both made mistakes – Arturo with Paloma, her with Mariano – but that was the past and now they should love each other like when they were in Europe; and again she says she loves him. But Arturo sternly says he does not believe a word of it.



HOSPITAL
Ramon says he thought Mariano could be happy with Aida and being with Teresa was wrong. Mariano angrily says that HE decides what’s right or not for himself. Ramon asks why Mariano is still in love with Teresa and franky, he’s had enough! Mariano tells Ramon to stop with his meddling. Ramon says that even though Teresa has caused harm, it’s over between her and her husband, so if he loves her, then maybe he and Teresa should be together, although, he thinks Mariano’s love for Teresa is a sickness.


HOSPITAL HALLWAY
Aida sees that Aurora is upset and coaxes her to tell her what’s wrong because they’re such amigas now. Aurora tells her that she’s having problems with Martin; he’s jealous of Mariano. Aida asks why, and Aurora reveals that for some time, she was also in love with Mariano. Aida is impacted and makes a face like she has indigestion. She must have had the spicy taco-surprise for lunch.

Aurora explains that when she returned from France she had still not forgotten Mariano. When Teresa started hanging out with Arturo, she thought she could connect with Mariano, but he only saw her as Teresa’s best friend.

Aida says she can’t believe she never noticed any of this, and Aurora says that’s because she decided to forget it. Aida asks if Aurora truly forgot about Mariano, and then says that Mariano is HERS, and she will fight for him. They both agree that Martin is a good guy and Aurora says she loves him. Martin knows that Aurora no longer has feelings for Mariano, so she doesn’t know why he’s reacting this way.

Just then Ramon and Mariano approach. Ramon, Aurora, and Aida try to convince Mariano not to go to the Barrera house and have a fight with Arturo. They advise he should let things simmer down.

But Mariano just has to go make sure that his damsel in distress, Teresa, is OK, despite everyone telling him not to go.


Just because I'm a nice guy, here is a bonus picture of Mariano for you ladies, because I know how much you all LOOOVVVEE him.


BARRERA HOUSE
Arturo has heard enough! He aggressively grabs Teresa and starts shoving her out the door yelling “OUT OF THIS HOUSE. I DO NOT EVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN. OUT!!!”

Teresa sobs and begs him not to throw her out as she resists. Arturo continues to angrily grab her and push her out the door and screams, “OUT!! WHAT YOU DID IS UNFORGIVEABLE!! AND I’LL TAKE YOU BACK TO YOUR PARENTS IN THE VECINDAD!!!”

That gets Tiburoncita’s attention! Teresa screams, “NO, YOU CAN’T DO THIS!! NO! NO!

Arturo says, “What’s wrong, you don’t like the idea of returning to that humble building??!!” Teresa falls to the ground, clutches Arturo’s leg; and while sobbing, yells, “Arturo PLEASE, I BEG you, DO NOT TAKE ME BACK TO THE VECINDAD, PLEASE Arturo!!” Teresa then says that her mother is sick and if Arturo tells her what happened, she’ll die. Arturo says that her mother warned her, and Mariano also told him that she wanted him. He rhetorically asks, “How could I be so blind and so stupid not to realize!!”

Teresa tries to tell him that they are adults and can resolve their problems civilly. Arturo says he’s starting to see everything clearly. Teresa insists she loves him. Arturo asks, so would you be willing to follow me even if I have no money? Teresa looks into his eyes and says yes. For the first time, I actually believe her, but Arturo does not. She tells him, “Arturo please, I made a mistake, but I want to stay by your side.”



JUANA’S APARTMENT
Goonberto barges into Juana’s apartment. By the way, here is a gratuitous picture of Creepberto since I know Blue Lass just LOOOVVVESS him :^) Juana gives Crudberto a hard time for not being around to support Johnny and Patty. Chumpberto says right back at ya’ Juana, you haven’t been around much either, and he says Oriana has kept him busy. Aurora enters and Dorkberto takes off, ranting under his breath like a doofus. I think he’s heading off to a Mensa meeting; he thinks they’re giving away free flea dips.

Aurora confides in Juana that Martin is upset about Mariano. Juana advises her to go find Martin and straighten things out.

BARRERA HOUSE
Arturo and Teresa are kissing and look to be making up, but Arturo pulls away and angrily tells Teresa that he’s “not going to just let it go; IT’S OVER!!! Take your bag and let's go!!”

Teresa resists but then says she just wants to get her things. Arturo says, “What things, your things? In this house you will not get anything!!” He grabs her and she yells for him to let go. He says, “You'll have the nerve to take everything I gave you then go and enjoy it with Mariano?” Oooo, he shoots and scores again! You go, boy, you’re on a roll! This is sweet. I was cheering him on like he’s getting her back on behalf of all men who have been wronged by scheming chickas!!

She then tells him she just wants to get some documents and scampers up to her teddy-bear room. He relents and sadly sits on the stairs, exhausted, and emotionally drained.


TERESA'S TEDDY-BEAR ROOM
Teresa clutches Arturo-Bear and laments why all this is happening now. Things were going well and she would have seen to it that Fernando would help Arturo get his money back. She swears that she will not let Aida or Oriana see her fail. She can’t and won’t return to the vecindad. She picks up Mariano-Bear and laments at how she cared for Mariano, but he’s not there at the vecindad anymore.


STAIRCASE
Arturo flashes back to what Teresa recently said “I made a mistake, but I want to stay by your side.” Then he flashes to one night in Europe when he gave her a new ring and she said, “This trip, this ring, alas, signify a new stage for me, for us...” This is all too much for him, and he breaks down and cries.


RESTAURANT TORRE de BARQUES
Aida is filling Oriana in on the latest scoop with Mariano. She tells him Mariano didn’t deny anything and confirmed what happened. Aida felt angry and an excruciating (espantoso) pain.


TERESA'S TEDDY-BEAR ROOM
Teresa laments that this was “her home” and Arturo sold it. But now, she can get close to Fernando. She again swears that she cannot return to the vecindad; she cannot let Arturo humiliate her like this.


She eyes Mariano-Bear and tells him that he’s going to help her. She grabs him and starts cutting the seams on his side and pulling out some stuffing. Then she grabs her jewelry and starts stuffing it inside Mariano-Bear.

We see Teresa sewing the seam back together when she gets a call from Juana. She tells Juana that Ramon is plotting against her. Juana can’t believe it, and says if it were Aida, she could believe it, but Ramon? Teresa explains what happened with the comb and says it’s all very complicated and will explain later when she gets there.


HOSPITAL HALLWAY
Magda is walking down the hall with Mariano as they discuss a patient. She tells Mariano that Ramon is still there waiting for him. Ramon and Mariano mutually apologize for their previous discussion. Mariano says that he thought about what Ramon said and he says that even though his love for Teresa may be a sickness, he’s made a decision about it: he’s going to go for Teresa. Ramon says he thinks Mariano’s “love” for Teresa is really just a physical passion, but as Mariano says, he’s an adult, and he knows what he wants.


MARTIN'S RESTAURANT
Aurora finds Martin as his restaurant. She tells him that she loves him and wants to marry him and they’re going to be in France in a couple of months anyway. She says Martin obviously asked Mariano to be the padrino of their wedding because he recognized he is important to her as a friend, physician, and co-woker; that they share and do a lot together.

Martin says that’s the problem. She never spends so much time with him or does many things with him. What happened made Martin wonder if he really accepts the closeness she has with Mariano. He wonders if he subconsciously had the idea to move to France to take away his fear of Aurora’s closeness with Mariano. Martin says he can’t proceed with the wedding until he has removed this doubt.

RESTAURANT TORRE de BARQUES
Fernando and Luisa have joined Oriana at the restaurant (Aida has left). Oriana tells them that they have to support Arturo. They think she’s talking about his economic situation, but Oriana explains that this is about personal matters. She starts telling them about how Teresa is an arribista, but no one would believe her. Luisa and Fernando roll their eyes in a “not this again” manner. Oriana says now that Teresa is feeling better it was time to tell Arturo the truth about Teresa’s and Mariano’s deception.

Oriana tells them that Teresa and Mariano were saving to get married. Teresa’s dad had some debts however, and they ran out of money, and of course, Teresa set her sights on Arturo (who had money). But the day before the wedding, Teresa couldn’t resist and went looking for Mariano. After making love, they agreed to run away together the next day. Oriana sarcastically sneers, “How romantic, right?”

Fernando and Luisa can’t believe it and ask her if she’s absolutely sure. Oriana says of course, and unfortunately she was the one who had to break the news to Arturo. Fernando asks how Oriana discovered all of this. Oriana says it was her new buffoon-mariachi-turned-chauffer that told her. Fernando says this may only just be gossip and he and Luisa think they should leave to see how Arturo is doing. Oriana says, “Go, but I'm sure that with all the information I gave Arturo, Teresa is not going to be able to deny anything.”

BARRERA HOUSE
Teresa walks down the stairs and tells Arturo she’s ready; she’s got her papers and just her old teddy bear; nothing to see here. She says she’s leaving alone; she came to this house alone and she’s going alone.

Arturo apparently has had a change of heart and says he doesn’t want her to go. Teresa swears that she loves him and after some discussion, they agree to continue their relationship, but Arturo has one condition: he told her everything about Paloma, and he wants her to tell him everything [about Mariano] and he doesn’t want any more surprises.

Just then, Juana enters. She was worried when Teresa didn’t show up. Teresa drops her jewelry-stuffed Mariano-Bear and Juana notices something unusual about it when she picks it up and gives Teresa a QTH look. Teresa tells Arturo that she’s going upstairs to talk to her godmother. While she is leaving, Reina the chamber-maid arrives.

Reina tells Arturo that Dr. Sanchez Suarez is there. Arturo tells her not to tell Teresa, and if she comes down and asks for him, tell her that he went to the library.

TERESA'S TEDDY-BEAR ROOM
Teresa begins to give Juana her version of the “facts”. She said earlier she was very anxious but that her fight with Arturo, was just a “minor difference”.

Teresa “confesses” that she saw Mariano the day before her wedding. You know that Mariano, he’s so persistent and just wouldn’t leave her alone, so she kissed him just to see if she still felt anything.

And regarding the comb she left at Mariano’s that Ramon conveniently gave Arturo, she was only there to talk to Mariano about Johnny because that was when Patty was “kidnapped”, and she was separated with Arturo at the time. That’s all, no big whoop.

Teresa says what she did when she kissed Mariano wouldn’t be any different than if Juana kissed Cadberto, just to see if she no longer felt anything.

This makes Juana stutter a little as she says it’s over with Kookberto.


BARRERA HOUSE – OUTSIDE GATES
Arturo spots Mariano pacing and yells out at him. Mariano says, “You looking for me? Here I am” as he unbuttons his coat like he’s getting ready to fight.


Arturo says, “You are a bastard!” as he slugs Mariano in the mouth. Mariano recovers and says he’s not there to fight as he wipes blood from his mouth. He says now that Arturo knows everything, he’s come by for Teresa.

Mariano says it makes no sense now to hide anything. He admits he still loves Teresa and he’s there to take her.


Arturo yells back that Teresa is his woman, his wife, and it is clear she is not going to leave. Mariano begs to differ – he says he’s going to take her now.

Arturo says, “Perhaps Teresa married me when she still loved you, but now she loves me. Wasn’t that clear when she gave her life for me? She just asked me for forgiveness. And she wants another chance, and of course, that I will give. So GO, for Teresa and I are going to stay together and be happy.”

Arturo storms off; Mariano is devastated.

As Arturo goes in the house, Fernando and Luisa follow behind. Arturo tells Luisa he’s fine and everything is good. Luisa leaves to go talk with Teresa.

Fernando says he’s relieved that everything is OK as Arturo closes the doors to the office and tells Fernando that Teresa slept with Mariano one day before marrying him, as he angrily slams a desk. He said she couldn’t deny it and now he realizes that Teresa married him without loving him, and only for his money.


Fernando asks if Arturo is going to get a divorce. Arturo says, “No, Teresa had planned everything; now I’m going to repay her in kind. I’ll make her fall in love with me and she will regret loving me, as I now regret I love her beyond measure.”

Fernando is impacted and wonders what the heck Arturo is planning...

...and now you know what happened in episode 118.

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